The Secret Rapture is the story of sisters Isobel and Marion and of their widowed stepmother, their father's young and unstable wife, Katherine. The sisters are forced to end their estrangement when their father dies, leaving Katherine in their care. Along with their significant others they attempt to merge their lives for mutual support, but the process is unsuccessful and messy. Isobel is killed by her dependent, homicidal boyfriend and the family's attempt at union dissolves.
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